End of the World Series: Could we Survive?

I have postulated many scenarios. Now the question is, in the wake of a catastrophic global event, could we survive?

One of the most favorite and well-known farces in U.S. history was the “duck and cover” movies that were released in schools for children during the Cold War. These scenarios depicted school children surviving an atomic blast, by hiding under their desks. Many people, including comedians have discussed the implications of the U.S. stand on the survivability of nuclear war. Today, a large majority of people do not believe that surviving a nuclear war is not plausible. Some people feel that if they are to tunnel deep into the earth, that they can avert any disaster. Is this true?

Companies are buying up water rights. There are many who believe that these rights will be the “New Oil”. There is a lack of pure water. Imagine paying 5 dollars per gallon for water. Water that you need to live.

Global Warming is another controversial discussion. There are those who maintain that global warming is not real. Yet, many species in Antarctica are in danger of becoming extinct, due to the tremendous thaw of ice floes in the Antarctic. The arctic as well, is also showing signs of warming temperatures, affecting wildlife too. If a catastrophe were to strike the industrialized nations, what would happen?

If tomorrow, the world were to suddenly cease, if humankind were mysteriously wiped out, what would happen to the Earth? Amazingly, the problems with our environment would eventually heal themselves. The natural balance would be restored, and global warming would be a distant memory.

But, a scenario without humankind does not have to be a reality. We could rectify the global problems we have now. More to come…

I wrote a poem for my wife. Not just any poem, but lyrics for a song. It has been over 15 years since I have written any kind of poetry, but I felt moved to do so. At the urging of my fellow 5Artz Creative Affiliations members, I have decided to post the first draft […]

I just received an email from Martin Cavannagh from Reedsy about book covers. It was a simple, concise letter that reminded me how important a book cover is when selling a book. As a bookseller with over 30 years of experience, I know too well, how books are sold. I cannot count the number of self-published […]

Tonight’s workshop at Barnes & Noble, Summerlin was a measure of success. By the looks of our workshop attendees, I believe I can safely assume that it was by far, a great measure of success. Yes…you are correct. I am the dumpy-looking one in the background, next to Bill Guthrie. If you don’t know Bill […]

The day is here. Our first night of a packed venue, our second Meetup at Barnes & Noble, Summerlin. We may not be on the schedule, but after tonight, I hope that our store managers will place us on the map as a regular occurrence at the store. We will be discussing the “Hero’s Journey“, […]

I checked how long it has been since I made my last post and was appalled. My last post was made on June 25th of last year. I stopped because the advice I was given was that my writing was not ready. When is your writing…”ready”? I can agonize over punctuation, grammar or content until […]

I refuse to allow another week to transpire without publishing something of significance to this blog. I am still editing past blog posts, to ensure that they reflect a degree of professionalism. In the interim, I have decided to share short original written work ranging from 500 to 1500 words that deal with my personal experiences […]

Today’s Creative Series blog post will be available tomorrow. My apologies. A number of errors were discovered in many of the initial blogs. Rather than post submissions with errors, I am correcting all punctuation, grammar and style errors, so that they reflect a more professional site.

This part of our Creative Series will cover characters. Characters are a very important part of every good story. Characters are the primary colors of your plot. Without characters, a story can become a lifeless, dull, carcass of a plot which loses the reader’s interest. It is the writer’s job to create interesting characters to […]

Today is the day that we meet our muse. What I will be doing from this point to the end of the series, is creating a storyline and finished product online. For the next few parts in our series, we will literally create a story from this blog, using all of the tools that we have covered.